Company Qualification
U.S. Federal Import Tobacco Qualification
Tobacco Importer：
Permitting information for anyone who wishes to import tobacco products (cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, snuff, pipe tobacco, roll your own tobacco) into the United States for business purposes.Importer of Processed Tobacco:
Businesses that wish to import processed tobacco into the United States must first obtain this permit. Businesses with a valid TTB permit to import tobacco products (cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, snuff, pipe tobacco, roll your own tobacco) need not obtain a separate permit to import processed tobacco. A permit to import tobacco products may be amended to include importation of processed tobacco.
American Tobacco License
Tobacco products distributor – any person who:
(a) is authorized to purchase for the purpose of making a first sale in this state cigarettes in unstamped packages from manufacturers who distribute cigarettes in this state and to stamp cigarette packages;
(b) receives untaxed tobacco products for the purpose of making a first sale in this state from a manufacturer either outside or within the state, or brings or causes to be brought into this state untaxed tobacco products for sale, use or consumption;
(c) ships, transports, imports into this state, acquires or possesses cigarettes and makes a first sale of the cigarettes in this state;
(d) manufactures or produces cigarettes; or
(f) is an importer.
